Module 3
Alcohol: The teratogen - Neurobehavioral impacts
Presenter: Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, MN, FNP, CNM Length: 20 minutes
This webinar describes a known clinical set of outcomes associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. Recognition challenges are discussed.
Access at www.npwh.org/courses/home/details/825. Registration may be necessary.
Learning objectives
Review the current prevalence of FASDs.
Describe the continuum and potential impact of the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) on a child’s functional and behavioral presentation.
Identify challenges related to the early recognition of FASDs.
Suggested supplemental reading
Bertrand J. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are clearly brain-based. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2016;58(8):794-795.
Suggested handouts
Impacts from prenatal substance exposure
Research summaries – impacts of alcohol on child development
Suggested videos
What is FASD? Length: 1:16 minutes
Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, CNM, gives a brief overview of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.FASDs: Beyond Physical Effects Length: 2:55 minutes
Fetal alcohol syndrome is one of the most well-known indicators of damage caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy, but most of the effects are not visible. Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, CNM, discusses some of the less obvious signs and effects of prenatal alcohol exposure.Drinking While Pregnant: What Happens to the Baby Length: 3:56 minutes
This video discusses the effects of alcohol on a baby in the early stages of pregnancy and throughout development.
Downloads
Impacts from Prenatal Substance Exposure.pdfImpacts from prenatal substance exposure
NPWH 3. Alcohol The Teratogen NB.pdfModule 3 PowerPoint Presentation
Research Summaries - Impacts of Alcohol on Child Development.pdfResearch summaries
1 Preventing FASDs Curriculum WHNP M3 FINAL.pdfWHNP Module 3 Overview
WHNP Module 3.pdf